Organic electroluminescent materials and devices

ABSTRACT

Provided are organometallic compounds of of Formula I:Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/133,960, filed on Jan. 5, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to organometallic compounds and formulations and their various uses including as emitters in devices such as organic light emitting diodes and related electronic devices.

BACKGROUND

Opto-electronic devices that make use of organic materials are becoming increasingly desirable for various reasons. Many of the materials used to make such devices are relatively inexpensive, so organic opto-electronic devices have the potential for cost advantages over inorganic devices. In addition, the inherent properties of organic materials, such as their flexibility, may make them well suited for particular applications such as fabrication on a flexible substrate. Examples of organic opto-electronic devices include organic light emitting diodes/devices (OLEDs), organic phototransistors, organic photovoltaic cells, and organic photodetectors. For OLEDs, the organic materials may have performance advantages over conventional materials.

OLEDs make use of thin organic films that emit light when voltage is applied across the device. OLEDs are becoming an increasingly interesting technology for use in applications such as flat panel displays, illumination, and backlighting.

One application for phosphorescent emissive molecules is a full color display. Industry standards for such a display call for pixels adapted to emit particular colors, referred to as “saturated” colors. In particular, these standards call for saturated red, green, and blue pixels. Alternatively, the OLED can be designed to emit white light. In conventional liquid crystal displays emission from a white backlight is filtered using absorption filters to produce red, green and blue emission. The same technique can also be used with OLEDs. The white OLED can be either a single emissive layer (EML) device or a stack structure. Color may be measured using CIE coordinates, which are well known to the art.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound of Formula I:

wherein M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within a ring is two; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the general substituents defined herein, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a formulation of a compound of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides an OLED having an organic layer comprising a compound of Formula I as described herein.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides a consumer product comprising an OLED with an organic layer comprising a compound of Formula I as described herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted organic light emitting device that does not have a separate electron transport layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A. Terminology

Unless otherwise specified, the below terms used herein are defined as follows:

As used herein, the term “organic” includes polymeric materials as well as small molecule organic materials that may be used to fabricate organic opto-electronic devices. “Small molecule” refers to any organic material that is not a polymer, and “small molecules” may actually be quite large. Small molecules may include repeat units in some circumstances. For example, using a long chain alkyl group as a substituent does not remove a molecule from the “small molecule” class. Small molecules may also be incorporated into polymers, for example as a pendent group on a polymer backbone or as a part of the backbone. Small molecules may also serve as the core moiety of a dendrimer, which consists of a series of chemical shells built on the core moiety. The core moiety of a dendrimer may be a fluorescent or phosphorescent small molecule emitter. A dendrimer may be a “small molecule,” and it is believed that all dendrimers currently used in the field of OLEDs are small molecules.

As used herein, “top” means furthest away from the substrate, while “bottom” means closest to the substrate. Where a first layer is described as “disposed over” a second layer, the first layer is disposed further away from substrate. There may be other layers between the first and second layer, unless it is specified that the first layer is “in contact with” the second layer. For example, a cathode may be described as “disposed over” an anode, even though there are various organic layers in between.

As used herein, “solution processable” means capable of being dissolved, dispersed, or transported in and/or deposited from a liquid medium, either in solution or suspension form.

A ligand may be referred to as “photoactive” when it is believed that the ligand directly contributes to the photoactive properties of an emissive material. A ligand may be referred to as “ancillary” when it is believed that the ligand does not contribute to the photoactive properties of an emissive material, although an ancillary ligand may alter the properties of a photoactive ligand.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first “Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital” (HOMO) or “Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital” (LUMO) energy level is “greater than” or “higher than” a second HOMO or LUMO energy level if the first energy level is closer to the vacuum energy level. Since ionization potentials (IP) are measured as a negative energy relative to a vacuum level, a higher HOMO energy level corresponds to an IP having a smaller absolute value (an IP that is less negative). Similarly, a higher LUMO energy level corresponds to an electron affinity (EA) having a smaller absolute value (an EA that is less negative). On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, the LUMO energy level of a material is higher than the HOMO energy level of the same material. A “higher” HOMO or LUMO energy level appears closer to the top of such a diagram than a “lower” HOMO or LUMO energy level.

As used herein, and as would be generally understood by one skilled in the art, a first work function is “greater than” or “higher than” a second work function if the first work function has a higher absolute value. Because work functions are generally measured as negative numbers relative to vacuum level, this means that a “higher” work function is more negative. On a conventional energy level diagram, with the vacuum level at the top, a “higher” work function is illustrated as further away from the vacuum level in the downward direction. Thus, the definitions of HOMO and LUMO energy levels follow a different convention than work functions.

The terms “halo,” “halogen,” and “halide” are used interchangeably and refer to fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

The term “acyl” refers to a substituted carbonyl radical (C(O)—R_(s)).

The term “ester” refers to a substituted oxycarbonyl (—O—C(O)—R_(s) or —C(O)—O—R_(s)) radical.

The term “ether” refers to an —OR_(s) radical.

The terms “sulfanyl” or “thio-ether” are used interchangeably and refer to a —SR_(s) radical.

The term “selenyl” refers to a —SeR_(s) radical.

The term “sulfinyl” refers to a —S(O)—R_(s) radical.

The term “sulfonyl” refers to a —SO₂—R_(s) radical.

The term “phosphino” refers to a —P(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “silyl” refers to a —Si(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “germyl” refers to a —Ge(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein each R_(s) can be same or different.

The term “boryl” refers to a —B(R_(s))₂ radical or its Lewis adduct —B(R_(s))₃ radical, wherein R_(s) can be same or different.

In each of the above, R_(s) can be hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof. Preferred R_(s) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combination thereof.

The term “alkyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyl radicals. Preferred alkyl groups are those containing from one to fifteen carbon atoms and includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, and the like. Additionally, the alkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “cycloalkyl” refers to and includes monocyclic, polycyclic, and spiro alkyl radicals. Preferred cycloalkyl groups are those containing 3 to 12 ring carbon atoms and includes cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, spiro[4.5]decyl, spiro[5.5]undecyl, adamantyl, and the like. Additionally, the cycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “heteroalkyl” or “heterocycloalkyl” refer to an alkyl or a cycloalkyl radical, respectively, having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si and Se, preferably, O, S or N. Additionally, the heteroalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkenyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkene radicals. Alkenyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the alkyl chain.

Cycloalkenyl groups are essentially cycloalkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the cycloalkyl ring. The term “heteroalkenyl” as used herein refers to an alkenyl radical having at least one carbon atom replaced by a heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Preferred alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkenyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “alkynyl” refers to and includes both straight and branched chain alkyne radicals. Alkynyl groups are essentially alkyl groups that include at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the alkyl chain. Preferred alkynyl groups are those containing two to fifteen carbon atoms. Additionally, the alkynyl group may be optionally substituted.

The terms “aralkyl” or “arylalkyl” are used interchangeably and refer to an alkyl group that is substituted with an aryl group. Additionally, the aralkyl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heterocyclic group” refers to and includes aromatic and non-aromatic cyclic radicals containing at least one heteroatom. Optionally the at least one heteroatom is selected from O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se, preferably, O, S, or N. Hetero-aromatic cyclic radicals may be used interchangeably with heteroaryl.

Preferred hetero-non-aromatic cyclic groups are those containing 3 to 7 ring atoms which includes at least one hetero atom, and includes cyclic amines such as morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, and the like, and cyclic ethers/thio-ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrothiophene, and the like. Additionally, the heterocyclic group may be optionally substituted.

The term “aryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic hydrocarbyl groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems. The polycyclic rings may have two or more rings in which two carbons are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. Preferred aryl groups are those containing six to thirty carbon atoms, preferably six to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably six to twelve carbon atoms. Especially preferred is an aryl group having six carbons, ten carbons or twelve carbons. Suitable aryl groups include phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene, preferably phenyl, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, fluorene, and naphthalene. Additionally, the aryl group may be optionally substituted.

The term “heteroaryl” refers to and includes both single-ring aromatic groups and polycyclic aromatic ring systems that include at least one heteroatom. The heteroatoms include, but are not limited to O, S, N, P, B, Si, and Se. In many instances, O, S, or N are the preferred heteroatoms. Hetero-single ring aromatic systems are preferably single rings with 5 or 6 ring atoms, and the ring can have from one to six heteroatoms. The hetero-polycyclic ring systems can have two or more rings in which two atoms are common to two adjoining rings (the rings are “fused”) wherein at least one of the rings is a heteroaryl, e.g., the other rings can be cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, aryl, heterocycles, and/or heteroaryls. The hetero-polycyclic aromatic ring systems can have from one to six heteroatoms per ring of the polycyclic aromatic ring system. Preferred heteroaryl groups are those containing three to thirty carbon atoms, preferably three to twenty carbon atoms, more preferably three to twelve carbon atoms. Suitable heteroaryl groups include dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine, preferably dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, triazine, benzimidazole, 1,2-azaborine, 1,3-azaborine, 1,4-azaborine, borazine, and aza-analogs thereof. Additionally, the heteroaryl group may be optionally substituted.

Of the aryl and heteroaryl groups listed above, the groups of triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, triazine, and benzimidazole, and the respective aza-analogs of each thereof are of particular interest.

The terms alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, aryl, and heteroaryl, as used herein, are independently unsubstituted, or independently substituted, with one or more general substituents.

In many instances, the general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In some instances, the preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, aryl, heteroaryl, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In yet other instances, the more preferred general substituents are selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof.

The terms “substituted” and “substitution” refer to a substituent other than H that is bonded to the relevant position, e.g., a carbon or nitrogen. For example, when R¹ represents mono-substitution, then one R¹ must be other than H (i.e., a substitution). Similarly, when R¹ represents di-substitution, then two of R¹ must be other than H. Similarly, when R¹ represents zero or no substitution, R¹, for example, can be a hydrogen for available valencies of ring atoms, as in carbon atoms for benzene and the nitrogen atom in pyrrole, or simply represents nothing for ring atoms with fully filled valencies, e.g., the nitrogen atom in pyridine. The maximum number of substitutions possible in a ring structure will depend on the total number of available valencies in the ring atoms.

As used herein, “combinations thereof” indicates that one or more members of the applicable list are combined to form a known or chemically stable arrangement that one of ordinary skill in the art can envision from the applicable list. For example, an alkyl and deuterium can be combined to form a partial or fully deuterated alkyl group; a halogen and alkyl can be combined to form a halogenated alkyl substituent; and a halogen, alkyl, and aryl can be combined to form a halogenated arylalkyl. In one instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to four of the listed groups. In another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two to three groups. In yet another instance, the term substitution includes a combination of two groups. Preferred combinations of substituent groups are those that contain up to fifty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those which include up to forty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium, or those that include up to thirty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium. In many instances, a preferred combination of substituent groups will include up to twenty atoms that are not hydrogen or deuterium.

The “aza” designation in the fragments described herein, i.e. aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzothiophene, etc. means that one or more of the C—H groups in the respective aromatic ring can be replaced by a nitrogen atom, for example, and without any limitation, azatriphenylene encompasses both dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline and dibenzo[f,h]quinoline. One of ordinary skill in the art can readily envision other nitrogen analogs of the aza-derivatives described above, and all such analogs are intended to be encompassed by the terms as set forth herein.

As used herein, “deuterium” refers to an isotope of hydrogen. Deuterated compounds can be readily prepared using methods known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,557,400, Patent Pub. No. WO 2006/095951, and U.S. Pat. Application Pub. No. US 2011/0037057, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the making of deuterium-substituted organometallic complexes. Further reference is made to Ming Yan, et al., Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 1425-30 and Atzrodt et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Reviews) 2007, 46, 7744-65, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, describe the deuteration of the methylene hydrogens in benzyl amines and efficient pathways to replace aromatic ring hydrogens with deuterium, respectively.

It is to be understood that when a molecular fragment is described as being a substituent or otherwise attached to another moiety, its name may be written as if it were a fragment (e.g. phenyl, phenylene, naphthyl, dibenzofuryl) or as if it were the whole molecule (e.g. benzene, naphthalene, dibenzofuran). As used herein, these different ways of designating a substituent or attached fragment are considered to be equivalent.

In some instance, a pair of adjacent substituents can be optionally joined or fused into a ring. The preferred ring is a five, six, or seven-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, includes both instances where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is saturated and where the portion of the ring formed by the pair of substituents is unsaturated. As used herein, “adjacent” means that the two substituents involved can be on the same ring next to each other, or on two neighboring rings having the two closest available substitutable positions, such as 2, 2′ positions in abiphenyl, or 1, 8 position in a naphthalene, as long as they can form a stable fused ring system.

B. The Compounds of the Present Disclosure

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound of Formula I:

wherein:

M is Pd or Pt;

each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within a ring is two; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the general substituents defined herein, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, two of Y¹-Y⁴ can be CR. In some embodiments, three of Y¹-Y⁴ can be CR. In some embodiments, each of Y¹-Y⁴ can be independently CR.

In some embodiments, R can be an aryl or heteroaryl group. In some embodiments, R can be a partially or fully fluorinated aryl or heteroaryl group. In some embodiments, R can be a 6-membered aromatic group. In some embodiments, R can be a phenyl, a partially or fully fluorinated phenyl, a pyridine, or a partially or fully fluorinated pyridine group.

In some embodiments, each of X₁-X₁ can be independently C. In some embodiments, one of X₁-X₄ can be N. In some embodiments, two of X₁-X₄ can be N. In some embodiments, one of X₅—X₈ can be N. In some embodiments, two of X₅-X₈ can be N. In some embodiments, one of X₉—X₁₂ can be N. In some embodiments, two of X₉-X₁₂ can be N. In some embodiments, one of X₁₃-X₁₆ can be N. In some embodiments, two of X₁₃-X₁₆ can be N.

In some embodiments, the electron-withdrawing group can be selected from the group consisting of F, CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF(CF₃)₂, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SF₅, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, and NC.

In some embodiments, one, two, three or four R^(A) can be F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, one R^(A) can be F. In some embodiments, two R^(A) can be F. In some embodiments, three R^(A) can be F. In some embodiments, four R^(A) can be F. In some embodiments, R^(A) can be partially fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(A) can be fully fluorinated alkyl.

In some embodiments, one, two, three or four R^(B) can be F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, one R^(B) can be F. In some embodiments, two R^(B) can be F. In some embodiments, three R^(B) can be F. In some embodiments, four R^(B) can be F. In some embodiments, R^(B) can be partially fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(B) can be fully fluorinated alkyl.

In some embodiments, one, two, three or four R^(C) can be F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, one R^(C) can be F. In some embodiments, two R^(C) can be F. In some embodiments, three R^(C) can be F. In some embodiments, four R^(C) can be F. In some embodiments, R^(C) can be partially fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(C) can be fully fluorinated alkyl.

In some embodiments, one, two, three or four R^(D) can be F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, one R^(D) can be F. In some embodiments, two R^(D) can be F. In some embodiments, three R^(D) can be F. In some embodiments, four R^(D) can be F. In some embodiments, R^(D) can be partially fluorinated alkyl. In some embodiments, R^(D) can be fully fluorinated alkyl.

In some embodiments, two adjacent R^(A) substituents can be fused to form a 5- or 6-membered ring. In some embodiments, two adjacent R^(B) substituents can be fused to form a 5- or 6-membered ring. In some embodiments, two adjacent R^(C) substituents can be fused to form a 5- or 6-membered ring. In some embodiments, two adjacent R^(D) substituents can be fused to form a 5- or 6-membered ring. In some embodiments, the 5- or 6-membered ring can be each independently pyridine, benzene, pyrazine, pyrimidine, triazine, pyrrole, imidazole, thiophene, furan, thiazole, pyrazole or oxazole. In some embodiments, the 5- or 6-membered ring can be each independently substituted with one or more electron-withdrawing groups selected from the group consisting of F, CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF(CF₃)₂, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SF₅, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, and NC.

In some embodiments, M can be Pt.

In some embodiments, the compound can have a formula structure having a C₂ symmetry axis. In some embodiments, the compound can have a formula structure without having a C₂ symmetry axis. In some embodiments, the compound can have a formula structure having a C₄ symmetry axis. In some embodiments, the compound can have a formula structure without having a C₄ symmetry axis.

In some embodiments, the compound can be selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, the compound can be selected from compound A_(i-m) wherein i is an integer from 1 to 600; m is an integer of 1 to 42, wherein each compound A_(i-m) is specifically based on a structure of Formula A_(i-1) to Formula A_(i-42) as defined below. In some embodiments, the compound can be selected from the group consisting of compound A₁₋₁ to compound A₆₀₀₋₄₂, and each of the structure is defined herein.

and for each A_(i), R^(E) and G are as defined below:

A_(i) R^(E) G A₁ R¹ G¹ A₂ R² G¹ A₃ R³ G¹ A₄ R⁴ G¹ A₅ R⁵ G¹ A₆ R⁶ G¹ A₇ R⁷ G¹ A₈ R⁸ G¹ A₉ R⁹ G¹ A₁₀ R¹⁰ G¹ A₁₁ R¹¹ G¹ A₁₂ R¹² G¹ A₁₃ R¹³ G¹ A₁₄ R¹⁴ G¹ A₁₅ R¹⁵ G¹ A₁₆ R¹⁶ G¹ A₁₇ R¹⁷ G¹ A₁₈ R¹⁸ G¹ A₁₉ R¹⁹ G¹ A₂₀ R²⁰ G¹ A₂₁ R²¹ G¹ A₂₂ R²² G¹ A₂₃ R²³ G¹ A₂₄ R²⁴ G¹ A₂₅ R²⁵ G¹ A₂₆ R²⁶ G¹ A₂₇ R²⁷ G¹ A₂₈ R²⁸ G¹ A₂₉ R²⁹ G¹ A₃₀ R³⁰ G¹ A₃₁ R¹ G² A₃₂ R² G² A₃₃ R³ G² A₃₄ R⁴ G² A₃₅ R⁵ G² A₃₆ R⁶ G² A₃₇ R⁷ G² A₃₈ R⁸ G² A₃₉ R⁹ G² A₄₀ R¹⁰ G² A₄₁ R¹¹ G² A₄₂ R¹² G² A₄₃ R¹³ G² A₄₄ R¹⁴ G² A₄₅ R¹⁵ G² A₄₆ R¹⁶ G² A₄₇ R¹⁷ G² A₄₈ R¹⁸ G² A₄₉ R¹⁹ G² A₅₀ R²⁰ G² A₅₁ R²¹ G² A₅₂ R²² G² A₅₃ R²³ G² A₅₄ R²⁴ G² A₅₅ R²⁵ G² A₅₆ R²⁶ G² A₅₇ R²⁷ G² A₅₈ R²⁸ G² A₅₉ R²⁹ G² A₆₀ R³⁰ G² A₆₁ R¹ G³ A₆₂ R² G³ A₆₃ R³ G³ A₆₄ R⁴ G³ A₆₅ R⁵ G³ A₆₆ R⁶ G³ A₆₇ R⁷ G³ A₆₈ R⁸ G³ A₆₉ R⁹ G³ A₇₀ R¹⁰ G³ A₇₁ R¹¹ G³ A₇₂ R¹² G³ A₇₃ R¹³ G³ A₇₄ R¹⁴ G³ A₇₅ R¹⁵ G³ A₇₆ R¹⁶ G³ A₇₇ R¹⁷ G³ A₇₈ R¹⁸ G³ A₇₉ R¹⁹ G³ A₈₀ R²⁰ G³ A₈₁ R²¹ G³ A₈₂ R²² G³ A₈₃ R²³ G³ A₈₄ R²⁴ G³ A₈₅ R²⁵ G³ A₈₆ R²⁶ G³ A₈₇ R²⁷ G³ A₈₈ R²⁸ G³ A₈₉ R²⁹ G³ A₉₀ R³⁰ G³ A₉₁ R¹ G⁴ A₉₂ R² G⁴ A₉₃ R³ G⁴ A₉₄ R⁴ G⁴ A₉₅ R⁵ G⁴ A₉₆ R⁶ G⁴ A₉₇ R⁷ G⁴ A₉₈ R⁸ G⁴ A₉₉ R⁹ G⁴ A₁₀₀ R¹⁰ G⁴ A₁₀₁ R¹¹ G⁴ A₁₀₂ R¹² G⁴ A₁₀₃ R¹³ G⁴ A₁₀₄ R¹⁴ G⁴ A₁₀₅ R¹⁵ G⁴ A₁₀₆ R¹⁶ G⁴ A₁₀₇ R¹⁷ G⁴ A₁₀₈ R¹⁸ G⁴ A₁₀₉ R¹⁹ G⁴ A₁₁₀ R²⁰ G⁴ A₁₁₁ R²¹ G⁴ A₁₁₂ R²² G⁴ A₁₁₃ R²³ G⁴ A₁₁₄ R²⁴ G⁴ A₁₁₅ R²⁵ G⁴ A₁₁₆ R²⁶ G⁴ A₁₁₇ R²⁷ G⁴ A₁₁₈ R²⁸ G⁴ A₁₁₉ R²⁹ G⁴ A₁₂₀ R³⁰ G⁴ A₁₂₁ R¹ G⁵ A₁₂₂ R² G⁵ A₁₂₃ R³ G⁵ A₁₂₄ R⁴ G⁵ A₁₂₅ R⁵ G⁵ A₁₂₆ R⁶ G⁵ A₁₂₇ R⁷ G⁵ A₁₂₈ R⁸ G⁵ A₁₂₉ R⁹ G⁵ A₁₃₀ R¹⁰ G⁵ A₁₃₁ R¹¹ G⁵ A₁₃₂ R¹² G⁵ A₁₃₃ R¹³ G⁵ A₁₃₄ R¹⁴ G⁵ A₁₃₅ R¹⁵ G⁵ A₁₃₆ R¹⁶ G⁵ A₁₃₇ R¹⁷ G⁵ A₁₃₈ R¹⁸ G⁵ A₁₃₉ R¹⁹ G⁵ A₁₄₀ R²⁰ G⁵ A₁₄₁ R²¹ G⁵ A₁₄₂ R²² G⁵ A₁₄₃ R²³ G⁵ A₁₄₄ R²⁴ G⁵ A₁₄₅ R²⁵ G⁵ A₁₄₆ R²⁶ G⁵ A₁₄₇ R²⁷ G⁵ A₁₄₈ R²⁸ G⁵ A₁₄₉ R²⁹ G⁵ A₁₅₀ R³⁰ G⁵ A₁₅₁ R¹ G⁶ A₁₅₂ R² G⁶ A₁₅₃ R³ G⁶ A₁₅₄ R⁴ G⁶ A₁₅₅ R⁵ G⁶ A₁₅₆ R⁶ G⁶ A₁₅₇ R⁷ G⁶ A₁₅₈ R⁸ G⁶ A₁₅₉ R⁹ G⁶ A₁₆₀ R¹⁰ G⁶ A₁₆₁ R¹¹ G⁶ A₁₆₂ R¹² G⁶ A₁₆₃ R¹³ G⁶ A₁₆₄ R¹⁴ G⁶ A₁₆₅ R¹⁵ G⁶ A₁₆₆ R¹⁶ G⁶ A₁₆₇ R¹⁷ G⁶ A₁₆₈ R¹⁸ G⁶ A₁₆₉ R¹⁹ G⁶ A₁₇₀ R²⁰ G⁶ A₁₇₁ R²¹ G⁶ A₁₇₂ R²² G⁶ A₁₇₃ R²³ G⁶ A₁₇₄ R²⁴ G⁶ A₁₇₅ R²⁵ G⁶ A₁₇₆ R²⁶ G⁶ A₁₇₇ R²⁷ G⁶ A₁₇₈ R²⁸ G⁶ A₁₇₉ R²⁹ G⁶ A₁₈₀ R³⁰ G⁶ A₁₈₁ R¹ G⁷ A₁₈₂ R² G⁷ A₁₈₃ R³ G⁷ A₁₈₄ R⁴ G⁷ A₁₈₅ R⁵ G⁷ A₁₈₆ R⁶ G⁷ A₁₈₇ R⁷ G⁷ A₁₈₈ R⁸ G⁷ A₁₈₉ R⁹ G⁷ A₁₉₀ R¹⁰ G⁷ A₁₉₁ R¹¹ G⁷ A₁₉₂ R¹² G⁷ A₁₉₃ R¹³ G⁷ A₁₉₄ R¹⁴ G⁷ A₁₉₅ R¹⁵ G⁷ A₁₉₆ R¹⁶ G⁷ A₁₉₇ R¹⁷ G⁷ A₁₉₈ R¹⁸ G⁷ A₁₉₉ R¹⁹ G⁷ A₂₀₀ R²⁰ G⁷ A₂₀₁ R²¹ G⁷ A₂₀₂ R²² G⁷ A₂₀₃ R²³ G⁷ A₂₀₄ R²⁴ G⁷ A₂₀₅ R²⁵ G⁷ A₂₀₆ R²⁶ G⁷ A₂₀₇ R²⁷ G⁷ A₂₀₈ R²⁸ G⁷ A₂₀₉ R²⁹ G⁷ A₂₁₀ R³⁰ G⁷ A₂₁₁ R¹ G⁸ A₂₁₂ R² G⁸ A₂₁₃ R³ G⁸ A₂₁₄ R⁴ G⁸ A₂₁₅ R⁵ G⁸ A₂₁₆ R⁶ G⁸ A₂₁₇ R⁷ G⁸ A₂₁₈ R⁸ G⁸ A₂₁₉ R⁹ G⁸ A₂₂₀ R¹⁰ G⁸ A₂₂₁ R¹¹ G⁸ A₂₂₂ R¹² G⁸ A₂₂₃ R¹³ G⁸ A₂₂₄ R¹⁴ G⁸ A₂₂₅ R¹⁵ G⁸ A₂₂₆ R¹⁶ G⁸ A₂₂₇ R¹⁷ G⁸ A₂₂₈ R¹⁸ G⁸ A₂₂₉ R¹⁹ G⁸ A₂₃₀ R²⁰ G⁸ A₂₃₁ R²¹ G⁸ A₂₃₂ R²² G⁸ A₂₃₃ R²³ G⁸ A₂₃₄ R²⁴ G⁸ A₂₃₅ R²⁵ G⁸ A₂₃₆ R²⁶ G⁸ A₂₃₇ R²⁷ G⁸ A₂₃₈ R²⁸ G⁸ A₂₃₉ R²⁹ G⁸ A₂₄₀ R³⁰ G⁸ A₂₄₁ R¹ G⁹ A₂₄₂ R² G⁹ A₂₄₃ R³ G⁹ A₂₄₄ R⁴ G⁹ A₂₄₅ R⁵ G⁹ A₂₄₆ R⁶ G⁹ A₂₄₇ R⁷ G⁹ A₂₄₈ R⁸ G⁹ A₂₄₉ R⁹ G⁹ A₂₅₀ R¹⁰ G⁹ A₂₅₁ R¹¹ G⁹ A₂₅₂ R¹² G⁹ A₂₅₃ R¹³ G⁹ A₂₅₄ R¹⁴ G⁹ A₂₅₅ R¹⁵ G⁹ A₂₅₆ R¹⁶ G⁹ A₂₅₇ R¹⁷ G⁹ A₂₅₈ R¹⁸ G⁹ A₂₅₉ R¹⁹ G⁹ A₂₆₀ R²⁰ G⁹ A₂₆₁ R²¹ G⁹ A₂₆₂ R²² G⁹ A₂₆₃ R²³ G⁹ A₂₆₄ R²⁴ G⁹ A₂₆₅ R²⁵ G⁹ A₂₆₆ R²⁶ G⁹ A₂₆₇ R²⁷ G⁹ A₂₆₈ R²⁸ G⁹ A₂₆₉ R²⁹ G⁹ A₂₇₀ R³⁰ G⁹ A₂₇₁ R¹ G¹⁰ A₂₇₂ R² G¹⁰ A₂₇₃ R³ G¹⁰ A₂₇₄ R⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₇₅ R⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₇₆ R⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₇₇ R⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₇₈ R⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₇₉ R⁹ G¹⁰ A₂₈₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁰ A₂₈₁ R¹¹ G¹⁰ A₂₈₂ R¹² G¹⁰ A₂₈₃ R¹³ G¹⁰ A₂₈₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₈₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₈₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₈₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₈₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₈₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁰ A₂₉₀ R²⁰ G¹⁰ A₂₉₁ R²¹ G¹⁰ A₂₉₂ R²² G¹⁰ A₂₉₃ R²³ G¹⁰ A₂₉₄ R²⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₉₅ R²⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₉₆ R²⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₉₇ R²⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₉₈ R²⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₉₉ R²⁹ G¹⁰ A₃₀₀ R³⁰ G¹⁰ A₃₀₁ R¹ G¹¹ A₃₀₂ R² G¹¹ A₃₀₃ R³ G¹¹ A₃₀₄ R⁴ G¹¹ A₃₀₅ R⁵ G¹¹ A₃₀₆ R⁶ G¹¹ A₃₀₇ R⁷ G¹¹ A₃₀₈ R⁸ G¹¹ A₃₀₉ R⁹ G¹¹ A₃₁₀ R¹⁰ G¹¹ A₃₁₁ R¹¹ G¹¹ A₃₁₂ R¹² G¹¹ A₃₁₃ R¹³ G¹¹ A₃₁₄ R¹⁴ G¹¹ A₃₁₅ R¹⁵ G¹¹ A₃₁₆ R¹⁶ G¹¹ A₃₁₇ R¹⁷ G¹¹ A₃₁₈ R¹⁸ G¹¹ A₃₁₉ R¹⁹ G¹¹ A₃₂₀ R²⁰ G¹¹ A₃₂₁ R²¹ G¹¹ A₃₂₂ R²² G¹¹ A₃₂₃ R²³ G¹¹ A₃₂₄ R²⁴ G¹¹ A₃₂₅ R²⁵ G¹¹ A₃₂₆ R²⁶ G¹¹ A₃₂₇ R²⁷ G¹¹ A₃₂₈ R²⁸ G¹¹ A₃₂₉ R²⁹ G¹¹ A₃₃₀ R³⁰ G¹¹ A₃₃₁ R¹ G¹² A₃₃₂ R² G¹² A₃₃₃ R³ G¹² A₃₃₄ R⁴ G¹² A₃₃₅ R⁵ G¹² A₃₃₆ R⁶ G¹² A₃₃₇ R⁷ G¹² A₃₃₈ R⁸ G¹² A₃₃₉ R⁹ G¹² A₃₄₀ R¹⁰ G¹² A₃₄₁ R¹¹ G¹² A₃₄₂ R¹² G¹² A₃₄₃ R¹³ G¹² A₃₄₄ R¹⁴ G¹² A₃₄₅ R¹⁵ G¹² A₃₄₆ R¹⁶ G¹² A₃₄₇ R¹⁷ G¹² A₃₄₈ R¹⁸ G¹² A₃₄₉ R¹⁹ G¹² A₃₅₀ R²⁰ G¹² A₃₅₁ R²¹ G¹² A₃₅₂ R²² G¹² A₃₅₃ R²³ G¹² A₃₅₄ R²⁴ G¹² A₃₅₅ R²⁵ G¹² A₃₅₆ R²⁶ G¹² A₃₅₇ R²⁷ G¹² A₃₅₈ R²⁸ G¹² A₃₅₉ R²⁹ G¹² A₃₆₀ R³⁰ G¹² A₃₆₁ R¹ G¹³ A₃₆₂ R² G¹³ A₃₆₃ R³ G¹³ A₃₆₄ R⁴ G¹³ A₃₆₅ R⁵ G¹³ A₃₆₆ R⁶ G¹³ A₃₆₇ R⁷ G¹³ A₃₆₈ R⁸ G¹³ A₃₆₉ R⁹ G¹³ A₃₇₀ R¹⁰ G¹³ A₃₇₁ R¹¹ G¹³ A₃₇₂ R¹² G¹³ A₃₇₃ R¹³ G¹³ A₃₇₄ R¹⁴ G¹³ A₃₇₅ R¹⁵ G¹³ A₃₇₆ R¹⁶ G¹³ A₃₇₇ R¹⁷ G¹³ A₃₇₈ R¹⁸ G¹³ A₃₇₉ R¹⁹ G¹³ A₃₈₀ R²⁰ G¹³ A₃₈₁ R²¹ G¹³ A₃₈₂ R²² G¹³ A₃₈₃ R²³ G¹³ A₃₈₄ R²⁴ G¹³ A₃₈₅ R²⁵ G¹³ A₃₈₆ R²⁶ G¹³ A₃₈₇ R²⁷ G¹³ A₃₈₈ R²⁸ G¹³ A₃₈₉ R²⁹ G¹³ A₃₉₀ R³⁰ G¹³ A₃₉₁ R¹ G¹⁴ A₃₉₂ R² G¹⁴ A₃₉₃ R³ G¹⁴ A₃₉₄ R⁴ G¹⁴ A₃₉₅ R⁵ G¹⁴ A₃₉₆ R⁶ G¹⁴ A₃₉₇ R⁷ G¹⁴ A₃₉₈ R⁸ G¹⁴ A₃₉₉ R⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₀₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₀₁ R¹¹ G¹⁴ A₄₀₂ R¹² G¹⁴ A₄₀₃ R¹³ G¹⁴ A₄₀₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁴ A₄₀₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁴ A₄₀₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁴ A₄₀₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁴ A₄₀₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁴ A₄₀₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₁₀ R²⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₁₁ R²¹ G¹⁴ A₄₁₂ R²² G¹⁴ A₄₁₃ R²³ G¹⁴ A₄₁₄ R²⁴ G¹⁴ A₄₁₅ R²⁵ G¹⁴ A₄₁₆ R²⁶ G¹⁴ A₄₁₇ R²⁷ G¹⁴ A₄₁₈ R²⁸ G¹⁴ A₄₁₉ R²⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₂₀ R³⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₂₁ R¹ G¹⁵ A₄₂₂ R² G¹⁵ A₄₂₃ R³ G¹⁵ A₄₂₄ R⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₂₅ R⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₂₆ R⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₂₇ R⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₂₈ R⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₂₉ R⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₃₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₃₁ R¹¹ G¹⁵ A₄₃₂ R¹² G¹⁵ A₄₃₃ R¹³ G¹⁵ A₄₃₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₃₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₃₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₃₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₃₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₃₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₄₀ R²⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₄₁ R²¹ G¹⁵ A₄₄₂ R²² G¹⁵ A₄₄₃ R²³ G¹⁵ A₄₄₄ R²⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₄₅ R²⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₄₆ R²⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₄₇ R²⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₄₈ R²⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₄₉ R²⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₅₀ R³⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₅₁ R¹ G¹⁶ A₄₅₂ R² G¹⁶ A₄₅₃ R³ G¹⁶ A₄₅₄ R⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₅₅ R⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₅₆ R⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₅₇ R⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₅₈ R⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₅₉ R⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₆₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₆₁ R¹¹ G¹⁶ A₄₆₂ R¹² G¹⁶ A₄₆₃ R¹³ G¹⁶ A₄₆₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₆₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₆₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₆₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₆₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₆₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₇₀ R²⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₇₁ R²¹ G¹⁶ A₄₇₂ R²² G¹⁶ A₄₇₃ R²³ G¹⁶ A₄₇₄ R²⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₇₅ R²⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₇₆ R²⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₇₇ R²⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₇₈ R²⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₇₉ R²⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₈₀ R³⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₈₁ R¹ G¹⁷ A₄₈₂ R² G¹⁷ A₄₈₃ R³ G¹⁷ A₄₈₄ R⁴ G¹⁷ A₄₈₅ R⁵ G¹⁷ A₄₈₆ R⁶ G¹⁷ A₄₈₇ R⁷ G¹⁷ A₄₈₈ R⁸ G¹⁷ A₄₈₉ R⁹ G¹⁷ A₄₉₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁷ A₄₉₁ R¹¹ G¹⁷ A₄₉₂ R¹² G¹⁷ A₄₉₃ R¹³ G¹⁷ A₄₉₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁷ A₄₉₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁷ A₄₉₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁷ A₄₉₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁷ A₄₉₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁷ A₄₉₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁷ A₅₀₀ R²⁰ G¹⁷ A₅₀₁ R²¹ G¹⁷ A₅₀₂ R²² G¹⁷ A₅₀₃ R²³ G¹⁷ A₅₀₄ R²⁴ G¹⁷ A₅₀₅ R²⁵ G¹⁷ A₅₀₆ R²⁶ G¹⁷ A₅₀₇ R²⁷ G¹⁷ A₅₀₈ R²⁸ G¹⁷ A₅₀₉ R²⁹ G¹⁷ A₅₁₀ R³⁰ G¹⁷ A₅₁₁ R¹ G¹⁸ A₅₁₂ R² G¹⁸ A₅₁₃ R³ G¹⁸ A₅₁₄ R⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₁₅ R⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₁₆ R⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₁₇ R⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₁₈ R⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₁₉ R⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₂₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₂₁ R¹¹ G¹⁸ A₅₂₂ R¹² G¹⁸ A₅₂₃ R¹³ G¹⁸ A₅₂₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₂₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₂₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₂₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₂₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₂₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₃₀ R²⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₃₁ R²¹ G¹⁸ A₅₃₂ R²² G¹⁸ A₅₃₃ R²³ G¹⁸ A₅₃₄ R²⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₃₅ R²⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₃₆ R²⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₃₇ R²⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₃₈ R²⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₃₉ R²⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₄₀ R³⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₄₁ R¹ G¹⁹ A₅₄₂ R² G¹⁹ A₅₄₃ R³ G¹⁹ A₅₄₄ R⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₄₅ R⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₄₆ R⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₄₇ R⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₄₈ R⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₄₉ R⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₅₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₅₁ R¹¹ G¹⁹ A₅₅₂ R¹² G¹⁹ A₅₅₃ R¹³ G¹⁹ A₅₅₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₅₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₅₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₅₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₅₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₅₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₆₀ R²⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₆₁ R²¹ G¹⁹ A₅₆₂ R²² G¹⁹ A₅₆₃ R²³ G¹⁹ A₅₆₄ R²⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₆₅ R²⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₆₆ R²⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₆₇ R²⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₆₈ R²⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₆₉ R²⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₇₀ R³⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₇₁ R¹ G²⁰ A₅₇₂ R² G²⁰ A₅₇₃ R³ G²⁰ A₅₇₄ R⁴ G²⁰ A₅₇₅ R⁵ G²⁰ A₅₇₆ R⁶ G²⁰ A₅₇₇ R⁷ G²⁰ A₅₇₈ R⁸ G²⁰ A₅₇₉ R⁹ G²⁰ A₅₈₀ R¹⁰ G²⁰ A₅₈₁ R¹¹ G²⁰ A₅₈₂ R¹² G²⁰ A₅₈₃ R¹³ G²⁰ A₅₈₄ R¹⁴ G²⁰ A₅₈₅ R¹⁵ G²⁰ A₅₈₆ R¹⁶ G²⁰ A₅₈₇ R¹⁷ G²⁰ A₅₈₈ R¹⁸ G²⁰ A₅₈₉ R¹⁹ G²⁰ A₅₉₀ R²⁰ G²⁰ A₅₉₁ R²¹ G²⁰ A₅₉₂ R²² G²⁰ A₅₉₃ R²³ G²⁰ A₅₉₄ R²⁴ G²⁰ A₅₉₅ R²⁵ G²⁰ A₅₉₆ R²⁶ G²⁰ A₅₉₇ R²⁷ G²⁰ A₅₉₈ R²⁸ G²⁰ A₅₉₉ R²⁹ G²⁰ A₆₀₀ R³⁰ G²⁰ wherein R¹ to R³⁰ have the following structures:

wherein G¹ to G²⁰ have the following structures:

In some embodiments, the compound can be selected from the group consisting of:

C. The OLEDs and the Devices of the Present Disclosure

In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides an OLED device comprising an organic layer that contains a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may comprise a compound of Formula I:

wherein M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within a ring is two; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the general substituents defined herein, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may be an emissive layer and the compound as described herein may be an emissive dopant or a non-emissive dopant.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a triphenylene containing benzo-fused thiophene or benzo-fused furan, wherein any substituent in the host is an unfused substituent independently selected from the group consisting of C_(n)H_(2n+1), OC_(n)H_(2n+1), OAr₁, N(C_(n)H_(2n+1))₂, N(Ar₁)(Ar₂), CH═CH—C_(n)H_(2n+1), C≡CC_(n)H_(2n+1), Ar₁, Ar₁-Ar₂, C_(n)H_(2n)—Ar₁, or no substitution, wherein n is from 1 to 10; and wherein Ar₁ and Ar₂ are independently selected from the group consisting of benzene, biphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, carbazole, and heteroaromatic analogs thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of naphthalene, fluorene, triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiphene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, aza-naphthalene, aza-fluorene, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).

In some embodiments, the host may be selected from the group consisting of:

and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may further comprise a host, wherein the host comprises a metal complex.

In some embodiments, the compound as described herein may be a sensitizer; wherein the device may further comprise an acceptor; and wherein the acceptor may be selected from the group consisting of fluorescent emitter, delayed fluorescence emitter, and combination thereof.

In yet another aspect, the OLED of the present disclosure may also comprise an emissive region containing a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the emissive region may comprise a compound of Formula I:

wherein M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within a ring is two; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the general substituents defined herein, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, at least one of the anode, the cathode, or a new layer disposed over the organic emissive layer functions as an enhancement layer. The enhancement layer comprises a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the emitter material and transfers excited state energy from the emitter material to non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polariton. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the emitter material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises an outcoupling layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed over the enhancement layer on the opposite side of the organic emissive layer. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is disposed on opposite side of the emissive layer from the enhancement layer but still outcouples energy from the surface plasmon mode of the enhancement layer. The outcoupling layer scatters the energy from the surface plasmon polaritons. In some embodiments this energy is scattered as photons to free space. In other embodiments, the energy is scattered from the surface plasmon mode into other modes of the device such as but not limited to the organic waveguide mode, the substrate mode, or another waveguiding mode. If energy is scattered to the non-free space mode of the OLED other outcoupling schemes could be incorporated to extract that energy to free space. In some embodiments, one or more intervening layer can be disposed between the enhancement layer and the outcoupling layer. The examples for interventing layer(s) can be dielectric materials, including organic, inorganic, perovskites, oxides, and may include stacks and/or mixtures of these materials.

The enhancement layer modifies the effective properties of the medium in which the emitter material resides resulting in any or all of the following: a decreased rate of emission, a modification of emission line-shape, a change in emission intensity with angle, a change in the stability of the emitter material, a change in the efficiency of the OLED, and reduced efficiency roll-off of the OLED device. Placement of the enhancement layer on the cathode side, anode side, or on both sides results in OLED devices which take advantage of any of the above-mentioned effects. In addition to the specific functional layers mentioned herein and illustrated in the various OLED examples shown in the figures, the OLEDs according to the present disclosure may include any of the other functional layers often found in OLEDs.

The enhancement layer can be comprised of plasmonic materials, optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials. As used herein, a plasmonic material is a material in which the real part of the dielectric constant crosses zero in the visible or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some embodiments, the plasmonic material includes at least one metal. In such embodiments the metal may include at least one of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. In general, a metamaterial is a medium composed of different materials where the medium as a whole acts differently than the sum of its material parts. In particular, we define optically active metamaterials as materials which have both negative permittivity and negative permeability. Hyperbolic metamaterials, on the other hand, are anisotropic media in which the permittivity or permeability are of different sign for different spatial directions. Optically active metamaterials and hyperbolic metamaterials are strictly distinguished from many other photonic structures such as Distributed Bragg Reflectors (“DBRs”) in that the medium should appear uniform in the direction of propagation on the length scale of the wavelength of light. Using terminology that one skilled in the art can understand: the dielectric constant of the metamaterials in the direction of propagation can be described with the effective medium approximation. Plasmonic materials and metamaterials provide methods for controlling the propagation of light that can enhance OLED performance in a number of ways.

In some embodiments, the enhancement layer is provided as a planar layer. In other embodiments, the enhancement layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the wavelength-sized features and the sub-wavelength-sized features have sharp edges.

In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer has wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly, or sub-wavelength-sized features that are arranged periodically, quasi-periodically, or randomly. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer may be composed of a plurality of nanoparticles and in other embodiments the outcoupling layer is composed of a plurality of nanoparticles disposed over a material. In these embodiments the outcoupling may be tunable by at least one of varying a size of the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a shape of the plurality of nanoparticles, changing a material of the plurality of nanoparticles, adjusting a thickness of the material, changing the refractive index of the material or an additional layer disposed on the plurality of nanoparticles, varying a thickness of the enhancement layer, and/or varying the material of the enhancement layer. The plurality of nanoparticles of the device may be formed from at least one of metal, dielectric material, semiconductor materials, an alloy of metal, a mixture of dielectric materials, a stack or layering of one or more materials, and/or a core of one type of material and that is coated with a shell of a different type of material. In some embodiments, the outcoupling layer is composed of at least metal nanoparticles wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, Au, Ir, Pt, Ni, Cu, W, Ta, Fe, Cr, Mg, Ga, Rh, Ti, Ru, Pd, In, Bi, Ca, alloys or mixtures of these materials, and stacks of these materials. The plurality of nanoparticles may have additional layer disposed over them. In some embodiments, the polarization of the emission can be tuned using the outcoupling layer. Varying the dimensionality and periodicity of the outcoupling layer can select a type of polarization that is preferentially outcoupled to air. In some embodiments the outcoupling layer also acts as an electrode of the device.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound as disclosed in the above compounds section of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the consumer product comprises an organic light-emitting device (OLED) having an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer may comprise a compound of Formula I:

wherein M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; the maximum number of N atoms that can connect to each other within a ring is two; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of the general substituents defined herein, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.

In some embodiments, the consumer product can be one of a flat panel display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a television, a billboard, a light for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, a heads-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a laser printer, a telephone, a cell phone, tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, a laptop computer, a digital camera, a camcorder, a viewfinder, a micro-display that is less than 2 inches diagonal, a 3-D display, a virtual reality or augmented reality display, a vehicle, a video wall comprising multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign.

Generally, an OLED comprises at least one organic layer disposed between and electrically connected to an anode and a cathode. When a current is applied, the anode injects holes and the cathode injects electrons into the organic layer(s). The injected holes and electrons each migrate toward the oppositely charged electrode.

When an electron and hole localize on the same molecule, an “exciton,” which is a localized electron-hole pair having an excited energy state, is formed. Light is emitted when the exciton relaxes via a photoemissive mechanism. In some cases, the exciton may be localized on an excimer or an exciplex. Non-radiative mechanisms, such as thermal relaxation, may also occur, but are generally considered undesirable.

Several OLED materials and configurations are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,844,363, 6,303,238, and 5,707,745, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The initial OLEDs used emissive molecules that emitted light from their singlet states (“fluorescence”) as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,769,292, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Fluorescent emission generally occurs in a time frame of less than 10 nanoseconds.

More recently, OLEDs having emissive materials that emit light from triplet states (“phosphorescence”) have been demonstrated. Baldo et al., “Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Emission from Organic Electroluminescent Devices,” Nature, vol. 395, 151-154, 1998; (“Baldo-I”) and Baldo et al., “Very high-efficiency green organic light-emitting devices based on electrophosphorescence,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 75, No. 3, 4-6 (1999) (“Baldo-II”), are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Phosphorescence is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 5-6, which are incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 shows an organic light emitting device 100. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Device 100 may include a substrate 110, an anode 115, a hole injection layer 120, a hole transport layer 125, an electron blocking layer 130, an emissive layer 135, a hole blocking layer 140, an electron transport layer 145, an electron injection layer 150, a protective layer 155, a cathode 160, and a barrier layer 170. Cathode 160 is a compound cathode having a first conductive layer 162 and a second conductive layer 164. Device 100 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. The properties and functions of these various layers, as well as example materials, are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 6-10, which are incorporated by reference.

More examples for each of these layers are available. For example, a flexible and transparent substrate-anode combination is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,363, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of a p-doped hole transport layer is m-MTDATA doped with F₄-TCNQ at a molar ratio of 50:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Examples of emissive and host materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,238 to Thompson et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. An example of an n-doped electron transport layer is BPhen doped with Li at a molar ratio of 1:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,703,436 and 5,707,745, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, disclose examples of cathodes including compound cathodes having a thin layer of metal such as Mg:Ag with an overlying transparent, electrically-conductive, sputter-deposited ITO layer. The theory and use of blocking layers is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,147 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties. Examples of injection layers are provided in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. A description of protective layers may be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 2 shows an inverted OLED 200. The device includes a substrate 210, a cathode 215, an emissive layer 220, a hole transport layer 225, and an anode 230. Device 200 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described, in order. Because the most common OLED configuration has a cathode disposed over the anode, and device 200 has cathode 215 disposed under anode 230, device 200 may be referred to as an “inverted” OLED. Materials similar to those described with respect to device 100 may be used in the corresponding layers of device 200. FIG. 2 provides one example of how some layers may be omitted from the structure of device 100.

The simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided by way of non-limiting example, and it is understood that embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in connection with a wide variety of other structures. The specific materials and structures described are exemplary in nature, and other materials and structures may be used. Functional OLEDs may be achieved by combining the various layers described in different ways, or layers may be omitted entirely, based on design, performance, and cost factors. Other layers not specifically described may also be included. Materials other than those specifically described may be used. Although many of the examples provided herein describe various layers as comprising a single material, it is understood that combinations of materials, such as a mixture of host and dopant, or more generally a mixture, may be used. Also, the layers may have various sublayers. The names given to the various layers herein are not intended to be strictly limiting. For example, in device 200, hole transport layer 225 transports holes and injects holes into emissive layer 220, and may be described as a hole transport layer or a hole injection layer. In one embodiment, an OLED may be described as having an “organic layer” disposed between a cathode and an anode. This organic layer may comprise a single layer, or may further comprise multiple layers of different organic materials as described, for example, with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Structures and materials not specifically described may also be used, such as OLEDs comprised of polymeric materials (PLEDs) such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,190 to Friend et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. By way of further example, OLEDs having a single organic layer may be used. OLEDs may be stacked, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,707,745 to Forrest et al, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The OLED structure may deviate from the simple layered structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, the substrate may include an angled reflective surface to improve out-coupling, such as a mesa structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,091,195 to Forrest et al., and/or a pit structure as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,834,893 to Bulovic et al., which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Unless otherwise specified, any of the layers of the various embodiments may be deposited by any suitable method. For the organic layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation, ink-jet, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,013,982 and 6,087,196, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, organic vapor phase deposition (OVPD), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,337,102 to Forrest et al., which is incorporated by reference in its entirety, and deposition by organic vapor jet printing (OVJP), such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,431,968, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Other suitable deposition methods include spin coating and other solution based processes. Solution based processes are preferably carried out in nitrogen or an inert atmosphere. For the other layers, preferred methods include thermal evaporation. Preferred patterning methods include deposition through a mask, cold welding such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,294,398 and 6,468,819, which are incorporated by reference in their entireties, and patterning associated with some of the deposition methods such as ink-jet and organic vapor jet printing (OVJP). Other methods may also be used. The materials to be deposited may be modified to make them compatible with a particular deposition method. For example, substituents such as alkyl and aryl groups, branched or unbranched, and preferably containing at least 3 carbons, may be used in small molecules to enhance their ability to undergo solution processing. Substituents having 20 carbons or more may be used, and 3-20 carbons are a preferred range. Materials with asymmetric structures may have better solution processability than those having symmetric structures, because asymmetric materials may have a lower tendency to recrystallize. Dendrimer substituents may be used to enhance the ability of small molecules to undergo solution processing.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure may further optionally comprise a barrier layer. One purpose of the barrier layer is to protect the electrodes and organic layers from damaging exposure to harmful species in the environment including moisture, vapor and/or gases, etc. The barrier layer may be deposited over, under or next to a substrate, an electrode, or over any other parts of a device including an edge. The barrier layer may comprise a single layer, or multiple layers. The barrier layer may be formed by various known chemical vapor deposition techniques and may include compositions having a single phase as well as compositions having multiple phases. Any suitable material or combination of materials may be used for the barrier layer. The barrier layer may incorporate an inorganic or an organic compound or both. The preferred barrier layer comprises a mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,968,146, PCT Pat. Application Nos. PCT/US2007/023098 and PCT/US2009/042829, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. To be considered a “mixture”, the aforesaid polymeric and non-polymeric materials comprising the barrier layer should be deposited under the same reaction conditions and/or at the same time. The weight ratio of polymeric to non-polymeric material may be in the range of 95:5 to 5:95. The polymeric material and the non-polymeric material may be created from the same precursor material. In one example, the mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material consists essentially of polymeric silicon and inorganic silicon.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of electronic component modules (or units) that can be incorporated into a variety of electronic products or intermediate components. Examples of such electronic products or intermediate components include display screens, lighting devices such as discrete light source devices or lighting panels, etc. that can be utilized by the end-user product manufacturers. Such electronic component modules can optionally include the driving electronics and/or power source(s). Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of consumer products that have one or more of the electronic component modules (or units) incorporated therein. A consumer product comprising an OLED that includes the compound of the present disclosure in the organic layer in the OLED is disclosed. Such consumer products would include any kind of products that include one or more light source(s) and/or one or more of some type of visual displays. Some examples of such consumer products include flat panel displays, curved displays, computer monitors, medical monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads-up displays, fully or partially transparent displays, flexible displays, rollable displays, foldable displays, stretchable displays, laser printers, telephones, mobile phones, tablets, phablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wearable devices, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays (displays that are less than 2 inches diagonal), 3-D displays, virtual reality or augmented reality displays, vehicles, video walls comprising multiple displays tiled together, theater or stadium screen, a light therapy device, and a sign. Various control mechanisms may be used to control devices fabricated in accordance with the present disclosure, including passive matrix and active matrix. Many of the devices are intended for use in a temperature range comfortable to humans, such as 18 degrees C. to 30 degrees C., and more preferably at room temperature (20-25° C.), but could be used outside this temperature range, for example, from −40 degree C. to +80° C.

More details on OLEDs, and the definitions described above, can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The materials and structures described herein may have applications in devices other than OLEDs. For example, other optoelectronic devices such as organic solar cells and organic photodetectors may employ the materials and structures. More generally, organic devices, such as organic transistors, may employ the materials and structures.

In some embodiments, the OLED has one or more characteristics selected from the group consisting of being flexible, being rollable, being foldable, being stretchable, and being curved. In some embodiments, the OLED is transparent or semi-transparent. In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising carbon nanotubes.

In some embodiments, the OLED further comprises a layer comprising a delayed fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the OLED comprises a RGB pixel arrangement or white plus color filter pixel arrangement. In some embodiments, the OLED is a mobile device, a hand held device, or a wearable device. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having less than 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a display panel having at least 10 inch diagonal or 50 square inch area. In some embodiments, the OLED is a lighting panel.

In some embodiments, the compound can be an emissive dopant. In some embodiments, the compound can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence; see, e.g., U.S. application Ser. No. 15/700,352, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes. In some embodiments, the emissive dopant can be a racemic mixture, or can be enriched in one enantiomer. In some embodiments, the compound can be homoleptic (each ligand is the same). In some embodiments, the compound can be heteroleptic (at least one ligand is different from others). When there are more than one ligand coordinated to a metal, the ligands can all be the same in some embodiments. In some other embodiments, at least one ligand is different from the other ligands. In some embodiments, every ligand can be different from each other. This is also true in embodiments where a ligand being coordinated to a metal can be linked with other ligands being coordinated to that metal to form a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligands. Thus, where the coordinating ligands are being linked together, all of the ligands can be the same in some embodiments, and at least one of the ligands being linked can be different from the other ligand(s) in some other embodiments.

In some embodiments, the compound can be used as a phosphorescent sensitizer in an OLED where one or multiple layers in the OLED contains an acceptor in the form of one or more fluorescent and/or delayed fluorescence emitters. In some embodiments, the compound can be used as one component of an exciplex to be used as a sensitizer. As a phosphorescent sensitizer, the compound must be capable of energy transfer to the acceptor and the acceptor will emit the energy or further transfer energy to a final emitter. The acceptor concentrations can range from 0.001% to 100%. The acceptor could be in either the same layer as the phosphorescent sensitizer or in one or more different layers. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a TADF emitter. In some embodiments, the acceptor is a fluorescent emitter. In some embodiments, the emission can arise from any or all of the sensitizer, acceptor, and final emitter.

According to another aspect, a formulation comprising the compound described herein is also disclosed.

The OLED disclosed herein can be incorporated into one or more of a consumer product, an electronic component module, and a lighting panel. The organic layer can be an emissive layer and the compound can be an emissive dopant in some embodiments, while the compound can be a non-emissive dopant in other embodiments.

In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, a formulation that comprises the novel compound disclosed herein is described. The formulation can include one or more components selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a host, a hole injection material, hole transport material, electron blocking material, hole blocking material, and an electron transport material, disclosed herein.

The present disclosure encompasses any chemical structure comprising the novel compound of the present disclosure, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof. In other words, the inventive compound, or a monovalent or polyvalent variant thereof, can be a part of a larger chemical structure. Such chemical structure can be selected from the group consisting of a monomer, a polymer, a macromolecule, and a supramolecule (also known as supenmolecule). As used herein, a “monovalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond to the rest of the chemical structure. As used herein, a “polyvalent variant of a compound” refers to a moiety that is identical to the compound except that more than one hydrogen has been removed and replaced with a bond or bonds to the rest of the chemical structure. In the instance of a supramolecule, the inventive compound can also be incorporated into the supramolecule complex without covalent bonds.

D. Combination of the Compounds of the Present Disclosure with Other Materials

The materials described herein as useful for a particular layer in an organic light emitting device may be used in combination with a wide variety of other materials present in the device. For example, emissive dopants disclosed herein may be used in conjunction with a wide variety of hosts, transport layers, blocking layers, injection layers, electrodes and other layers that may be present. The materials described or referred to below are non-limiting examples of materials that may be useful in combination with the compounds disclosed herein, and one of skill in the art can readily consult the literature to identify other materials that may be useful in combination.

a) Conductivity Dopants:

A charge transport layer can be doped with conductivity dopants to substantially alter its density of charge carriers, which will in turn alter its conductivity. The conductivity is increased by generating charge carriers in the matrix material, and depending on the type of dopant, a change in the Fermi level of the semiconductor may also be achieved. Hole-transporting layer can be doped by p-type conductivity dopants and n-type conductivity dopants are used in the electron-transporting layer.

Non-limiting examples of the conductivity dopants that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP01617493, EP01968131, EP2020694, EP2684932, US20050139810, US20070160905, US20090167167, US2010288362, WO06081780, WO2009003455, WO2009008277, WO2009011327, WO2014009310, US2007252140, US2015060804, US20150123047, and US2012146012.

b) HIL/HTL:

A hole injecting/transporting material to be used in the present disclosure is not particularly limited, and any compound may be used as long as the compound is typically used as a hole injecting/transporting material. Examples of the material include, but are not limited to: a phthalocyanine or porphyrin derivative; an aromatic amine derivative; an indolocarbazole derivative; a polymer containing fluorohydrocarbon; a polymer with conductivity dopants; a conducting polymer, such as PEDOT/PSS; a self-assembly monomer derived from compounds such as phosphonic acid and silane derivatives; a metal oxide derivative, such as MoO_(x); a p-type semiconducting organic compound, such as 1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexaazatriphenylenehexacarbonitrile; a metal complex, and a cross-linkable compounds.

Examples of aromatic amine derivatives used in HIL or HTL include, but not limit to the following general structures:

Each of Ar¹ to Ar⁹ is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each Ar may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, Ar¹ to Ar⁹ is independently selected from the group consisting of:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is C (including CH) or N; Z¹⁰¹ is NAr¹, O, or S; Ar¹ has the same group defined above.

Examples of metal complexes used in HIL or HTL include, but are not limited to the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal, which can have an atomic weight greater than 40; (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰¹ and Y¹⁰² are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an ancillary ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a 2-phenylpyridine derivative. In another aspect, (Y¹⁰¹-Y¹⁰²) is a carbene ligand. In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir, Pt, Os, and Zn. In a further aspect, the metal complex has a smallest oxidation potential in solution vs. Fc⁺/Fc couple less than about 0.6 V.

Non-limiting examples of the HIL and HTL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN102702075, DE102012005215, EP01624500, EP01698613, EP01806334, EP01930964, EP01972613, EP01997799, EP02011790, EP02055700, EP02055701, EP1725079, EP2085382, EP2660300, EP650955, JP07-073529, JP2005112765, JP2007091719, JP2008021687, JP2014-009196, KR20110088898, KR20130077473, TW201139402, U.S. Ser. No. 06/517,957, US20020158242, US20030162053, US20050123751, US20060182993, US20060240279, US20070145888, US20070181874, US20070278938, US20080014464, US20080091025, US20080106190, US20080124572, US20080145707, US20080220265, US20080233434, US20080303417, US2008107919, US20090115320, US20090167161, US2009066235, US2011007385, US20110163302, US2011240968, US2011278551, US2012205642, US2013241401, US20140117329, US2014183517, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,061,569, 5,639,914, WO05075451, WO07125714, WO08023550, WO08023759, WO2009145016, WO2010061824, WO2011075644, WO2012177006, WO2013018530, WO2013039073, WO2013087142, WO2013118812, WO2013120577, WO2013157367, WO2013175747, WO2014002873, WO2014015935, WO2014015937, WO2014030872, WO2014030921, WO2014034791, WO2014104514, WO2014157018.

c) EBL:

An electron blocking layer (EBL) may be used to reduce the number of electrons and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies, and/or longer lifetime, as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the EBL interface. In some embodiments, the EBL material has a higher LUMO (closer to the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the EBL interface. In one aspect, the compound used in EBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as one of the hosts described below.

d) Hosts:

The light emitting layer of the organic EL device of the present disclosure preferably contains at least a metal complex as light emitting material, and may contain a host material using the metal complex as a dopant material. Examples of the host material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as the triplet energy of the host is larger than that of the dopant. Any host material may be used with any dopant so long as the triplet criteria is satisfied.

Examples of metal complexes used as host are preferred to have the following general formula:

wherein Met is a metal; (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a bidentate ligand, Y¹⁰³ and Y¹⁰⁴ are independently selected from C, N, O, P, and S; L¹⁰¹ is an another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal; and k′+k″ is the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

In one aspect, the metal complexes are:

wherein (O—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O and N.

In another aspect, Met is selected from Ir and Pt. In a further aspect, (Y¹⁰³-Y¹⁰⁴) is a carbene ligand.

In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic compounds such as benzene, biphenyl, triphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene; the group consisting of aromatic heterocyclic compounds such as dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridylindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine; and the group consisting of 2 to 10 cyclic structural units which are groups of the same type or different types selected from the aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group and the aromatic heterocyclic group and are bonded to each other directly or via at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, silicon atom, phosphorus atom, boron atom, chain structural unit and the aliphatic cyclic group. Each option within each group may be unsubstituted or may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof.

In one aspect, the host compound contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, and when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 0 to 20 or 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ are independently selected from C (including CH) or N. Z¹⁰¹ and Z¹⁰² are independently selected from NR¹⁰¹, O or S.

Non-limiting examples of the host materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: EP2034538, EP2034538A, EP2757608, JP2007254297, KR20100079458, KR20120088644, KR20120129733, KR20130115564, TW201329200, US20030175553, US20050238919, US20060280965, US20090017330, US20090030202, US20090167162, US20090302743, US20090309488, US20100012931, US20100084966, US20100187984, US2010187984, US2012075273, US2012126221, US2013009543, US2013105787, US2013175519, US2014001446, US20140183503, US20140225088, US2014034914, U.S. Pat. No. 7,154,114, WO2001039234, WO2004093207, WO2005014551, WO2005089025, WO2006072002, WO2006114966, WO2007063754, WO2008056746, WO2009003898, WO2009021126, WO2009063833, WO2009066778, WO2009066779, WO2009086028, WO2010056066, WO2010107244, WO2011081423, WO2011081431, WO2011086863, WO2012128298, WO2012133644, WO2012133649, WO2013024872, WO2013035275, WO2013081315, WO2013191404, WO2014142472, US20170263869, US20160163995, U.S. Pat. No. 9,466,803,

e) Additional Emitters:

One or more additional emitter dopants may be used in conjunction with the compound of the present disclosure. Examples of the additional emitter dopants are not particularly limited, and any compounds may be used as long as the compounds are typically used as emitter materials. Examples of suitable emitter materials include, but are not limited to, compounds which can produce emissions via phosphorescence, fluorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, i.e., TADF (also referred to as E-type delayed fluorescence), triplet-triplet annihilation, or combinations of these processes.

Non-limiting examples of the emitter materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103694277, CN1696137, EB01238981, EP01239526, EP01961743, EP1239526, EP1244155, EP1642951, EP1647554, EP1841834, EP1841834B, EP2062907, EP2730583, JP2012074444, JP2013110263, JP4478555, KR1020090133652, KR20120032054, KR20130043460, TW201332980, U.S. Ser. No. 06/699,599, U.S. Ser. No. 06/916,554, US20010019782, US20020034656, US20030068526, US20030072964, US20030138657, US20050123788, US20050244673, US2005123791, US2005260449, US20060008670, US20060065890, US20060127696, US20060134459, US20060134462, US20060202194, US20060251923, US20070034863, US20070087321, US20070103060, US20070111026, US20070190359, US20070231600, US2007034863, US2007104979, US2007104980, US2007138437, US2007224450, US2007278936, US20080020237, US20080233410, US20080261076, US20080297033, US200805851, US2008161567, US2008210930, US20090039776, US20090108737, US20090115322, US20090179555, US2009085476, US2009104472, US20100090591, US20100148663, US20100244004, US20100295032, US2010102716, US2010105902, US2010244004, US2010270916, US20110057559, US20110108822, US20110204333, US2011215710, US2011227049, US2011285275, US2012292601, US20130146848, US2013033172, US2013165653, US2013181190, US2013334521, US20140246656, US2014103305, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,303,238, 6,413,656, 6,653,654, 6,670,645, 6,687,266, 6,835,469, 6,921,915, 7,279,704, 7,332,232, 7,378,162, 7,534,505, 7,675,228, 7,728,137, 7,740,957, 7,759,489, 7,951,947, 8,067,099, 8,592,586, 8,871,361, WO06081973, WO06121811, WO07018067, WO07108362, WO07115970, WO07115981, WO08035571, WO2002015645, WO2003040257, WO2005019373, WO2006056418, WO2008054584, WO2008078800, WO2008096609, WO2008101842, WO2009000673, WO2009050281, WO2009100991, WO2010028151, WO2010054731, WO2010086089, WO2010118029, WO2011044988, WO2011051404, WO2011107491, WO2012020327, WO2012163471, WO2013094620, WO2013107487, WO2013174471, WO2014007565, WO2014008982, WO2014023377, WO2014024131, WO2014031977, WO2014038456, WO2014112450.

f) HBL:

A hole blocking layer (HBL) may be used to reduce the number of holes and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer. The presence of such a blocking layer in a device may result in substantially higher efficiencies and/or longer lifetime as compared to a similar device lacking a blocking layer. Also, a blocking layer may be used to confine emission to a desired region of an OLED. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than the emitter closest to the HBL interface. In some embodiments, the HBL material has a lower HOMO (further from the vacuum level) and/or higher triplet energy than one or more of the hosts closest to the HBL interface.

In one aspect, compound used in HBL contains the same molecule or the same functional groups used as host described above.

In another aspect, compound used in HBL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein k is an integer from 1 to 20; L¹⁰¹ is another ligand, k′ is an integer from 1 to 3.

g) ETL:

Electron transport layer (ETL) may include a material capable of transporting electrons. Electron transport layer may be intrinsic (undoped), or doped. Doping may be used to enhance conductivity. Examples of the ETL material are not particularly limited, and any metal complexes or organic compounds may be used as long as they are typically used to transport electrons.

In one aspect, compound used in ETL contains at least one of the following groups in the molecule:

wherein R¹⁰¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acids, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, when it is aryl or heteroaryl, it has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. Ar¹ to Ar³ has the similar definition as Ar's mentioned above. k is an integer from 1 to 20. X¹⁰¹ to X¹⁰⁸ is selected from C (including CH) or N.

In another aspect, the metal complexes used in ETL contains, but not limit to the following general formula:

wherein (O—N) or (N—N) is a bidentate ligand, having metal coordinated to atoms O, N or N, N; L¹⁰¹ is another ligand; k′ is an integer value from 1 to the maximum number of ligands that may be attached to the metal.

Non-limiting examples of the ETL materials that may be used in an OLED in combination with materials disclosed herein are exemplified below together with references that disclose those materials: CN103508940, EP01602648, EP01734038, EP01956007, JP2004-022334, JP2005149918, JP2005-268199, KR0117693, KR20130108183, US20040036077, US20070104977, US2007018155, US20090101870, US20090115316, US20090140637, US20090179554, US2009218940, US2010108990, US2011156017, US2011210320, US2012193612, US2012214993, US2014014925, US2014014927, US20140284580, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,656,612, 8,415,031, WO2003060956, WO2007111263, WO2009148269, WO2010067894, WO2010072300, WO2011074770, WO2011105373, WO2013079217, WO2013145667, WO2013180376, WO2014104499, WO2014104535,

h) Charge Generation Layer (CGL)

In tandem or stacked OLEDs, the CGL plays an essential role in the performance, which is composed of an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer for injection of electrons and holes, respectively. Electrons and holes are supplied from the CGL and electrodes. The consumed electrons and holes in the CGL are refilled by the electrons and holes injected from the cathode and anode, respectively; then, the bipolar currents reach a steady state gradually. Typical CGL materials include n and p conductivity dopants used in the transport layers.

In any above-mentioned compounds used in each layer of the OLED device, the hydrogen atoms can be partially or fully deuterated. Thus, any specifically listed substituent, such as, without limitation, methyl, phenyl, pyridyl, etc. may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof. Similarly, classes of substituents such as, without limitation, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, etc. also may be undeuterated, partially deuterated, and fully deuterated versions thereof.

It is understood that the various embodiments described herein are by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. For example, many of the materials and structures described herein may be substituted with other materials and structures without deviating from the spirit of the invention. The present invention as claimed may therefore include variations from the particular examples and preferred embodiments described herein, as will be apparent to one of skill in the art. It is understood that various theories as to why the invention works are not intended to be limiting.

E. Experimental Section

The Inventive Example 1 and Inventive Example 2 can be synthesized by the procedure shown in the following scheme:

The synthesis of intermediate material 2a has been reported in the literature (The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2006, 71, 26, 9772-9783). The reaction of β-(ω-chloroperfluoroalkyl)-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin 1a with Na₂S₂O₄/K₂CO₃ in DMSO at 100° C. for 10-30 min afforded compound 2a via intramolecular cyclization followed by reductive defluorinated aromatization. After demetallation of 2a to give free porphyrin ligand 3a under an acidic condition, the Inventive Example 1 can be synthesized by insertion of Pt to porphyrin ligand using PtCl₂. The Inventive Example 2 can be synthesized in the similar manner.

TABLE 1 Example T1 energy (nm) % of ³MLCT Inventive Example 1 794 2.12 Inventive Example 2 821 2.30 Comparative Example 1 791 0.65

DFT calculations were performed to determine the energy of the lowest triplet (T1) excited state, and the percentage of metal-to-ligand charge transfer (³MLCT) involved in T1 of the compounds. The data was gathered using the program Gaussian16. Geometries were optimized using B3LYP functional and CEP-31G basis set. Excited state energies were computed by TDDFT at the optimized ground state geometries. THF solvent was simulated using a self-consistent reaction field to further improve agreement with the experiment. Metal-to-ligand charge transfer (³MLCT) contributions were determined via transition density matrix analysis of the excited states. As shown in Table 1, the energy of T1 of the Inventive Example 1 and Inventive Example 2 was calculated to be 794 and 821 nm, respectively. In comparison, T1 of the Comparative Example 1 is 791 nm. The inventive compounds are expected to show redshift emission by adding fluorine on the backbone of porphyrin ligands. In addition, the percentage of ³MLCT of the Inventive Example 1 and Inventive Example 2 is 2.12% and 2.30% respectively, which is around three times higher than the Comparative Example 1 (0.65%). Materials with a higher % of MLCT are expected to have a higher photoluminescence quantum yield and a shorter transient, which results in a better external quantum efficiency and less roll-off in an OLED device. Therefore, we anticipate that the inventive compounds can be used as NIR emitters in an organic electroluminescence device with good device performance.

The calculations obtained with the above-identified DFT functional set and basis set are theoretical. Computational composite protocols, such as the Gaussian16 with B3LYP and CEP-31G protocol used herein, rely on the assumption that electronic effects are additive and, therefore, larger basis sets can be used to extrapolate to the complete basis set (CBS) limit. However, when the goal of a study is to understand variations in HOMO, LUMO, S1, T1, bond dissociation energies, etc. over a series of structurally-related compounds, the additive effects are expected to be similar. Accordingly, while absolute errors from using the B3LYP may be significant compared to other computational methods, the relative differences between the HOMO, LUMO, S1, T1, and bond dissociation energy values calculated with B3LYP protocol are expected to reproduce experiment quite well. See, e.g., Hong et al., Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5791-98, 5792-93 and Supplemental Information (discussing the reliability of DFT calculations in the context of OLED materials). Moreover, with respect to iridium or platinum complexes that are useful in the OLED art, the data obtained from DFT calculations correlate very well to actual experimental data. See Tavasli et al., J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 6419-29, 6422 (Table 3) (showing DFT calculations closely correlating with actual data for a variety of emissive complexes); Morello, G. R., J. Mol. Model. 2017, 23:174 (studying of a variety of DFT functional sets and basis sets and concluding the combination of B3LYP and CEP-31G is particularly accurate for emissive complexes). The determination of excited state transition character is performed as a post-processing step on the above-mentioned DFT and TDDFT calculations. This analysis allows for decomposition of the excited state into the hole, i.e., where the excitation originates, and the electron, i.e., the final location of the excited state. Additionally, as this analysis is performed on a calculated property it is objective and repeatable; see Mai et al., Coord. Chem. Rev. 2018, 361, 74-97 (discussing the theoretical basis of the excited state decomposition in transition metal complexes). 

1.-48. (canceled)
 49. A compound of Formula I:

wherein: M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 50. The compound of claim 49, wherein each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, fluorine, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, boryl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, and combinations thereof.
 51. The compound of claim 49, wherein two or three of Y¹-Y⁴ are CR; or each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR.
 52. The compound of claim 51, wherein R is an aryl or heteroaryl group, or a partially or fully fluorinated aryl or heteroaryl group.
 53. The compound of claim 49, wherein each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C.
 54. The compound of claim 49, wherein one or two of X₁-X₄ are N; and/or one or two of X₅-X₈ are N.
 55. The compound of claim 49, wherein one or two of X₉-X₁₂ are N; and/or one or two of X₁₃-X₁₆ are N.
 56. The compound of claim 49, wherein the electron-withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of F, CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF(CF₃)₂, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SF₅, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, and NC.
 57. The compound of claim 49, wherein one, two, three or four R^(A) are F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl; and/or one, two, three or four R^(B) are F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl; and/or one, two, three or four R^(C) are F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl; and/or one, two, three or four R^(D) are F and/or partially or fully fluorinated alkyl.
 58. The compound of claim 49, wherein two adjacent R^(A), or two adjacent R^(B), or two adjacent R^(C), or two adjacent R^(D) are fused to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
 59. The compound of claim 58, wherein the 5- or 6-membered ring is each independently substituted with one or more electron-withdrawing groups selected from the group consisting of F, CN, CF₃, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF(CF₃)₂, COCH₃, CHO, COCF₃, COOMe, COOCF₃, NO₂, SF₃, SiF₃, PF₄, SF₅, OCF₃, SCF₃, SeCF₃, SOCF₃, SeOCF₃, SO₂F, SO₂CF₃, SeO₂CF₃, OSO₂CF₃, OSeO₂CF₃, OCN, SCN, SeCN, and NC.
 60. The compound of claim 49, wherein M is Pt.
 61. The compound of claim 49, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting


62. The compound of claim 49, wherein the compound is compound A_(i-m) wherein i is an integer from 1 to 600; m is an integer of 1 to 42; and the compound is selected from the group consisting of compound A₁₋₁ to compound A₆₀₀₋₄₂, and each compound A_(i-m) is based on Formula A_(i-1) to Formula A_(i-42) as defined below:

and for each A_(i), R^(E) and G are as defined below: A_(i) R^(E) G A₁ R¹ G¹ A₂ R² G¹ A₃ R³ G¹ A₄ R⁴ G¹ A₅ R⁵ G¹ A₆ R⁶ G¹ A₇ R⁷ G¹ A₈ R⁸ G¹ A₉ R⁹ G¹ A₁₀ R¹⁰ G¹ A₁₁ R¹¹ G¹ A₁₂ R¹² G¹ A₁₃ R¹³ G¹ A₁₄ R¹⁴ G¹ A₁₅ R¹⁵ G¹ A₁₆ R¹⁶ G¹ A₁₇ R¹⁷ G¹ A₁₈ R¹⁸ G¹ A₁₉ R¹⁹ G¹ A₂₀ R²⁰ G¹ A₂₁ R²¹ G¹ A₂₂ R²² G¹ A₂₃ R²³ G¹ A₂₄ R²⁴ G¹ A₂₅ R²⁵ G¹ A₂₆ R²⁶ G¹ A₂₇ R²⁷ G¹ A₂₈ R²⁸ G¹ A₂₉ R²⁹ G¹ A₃₀ R³⁰ G¹ A₃₁ R¹ G² A₃₂ R² G² A₃₃ R³ G² A₃₄ R⁴ G² A₃₅ R⁵ G² A₃₆ R⁶ G² A₃₇ R⁷ G² A₃₈ R⁸ G² A₃₉ R⁹ G² A₄₀ R¹⁰ G² A₄₁ R¹¹ G² A₄₂ R¹² G² A₄₃ R¹³ G² A₄₄ R¹⁴ G² A₄₅ R¹⁵ G² A₄₆ R¹⁶ G² A₄₇ R¹⁷ G² A₄₈ R¹⁸ G² A₄₉ R¹⁹ G² A₅₀ R²⁰ G² A₅₁ R²¹ G² A₅₂ R²² G² A₅₃ R²³ G² A₅₄ R²⁴ G² A₅₅ R²⁵ G² A₅₆ R²⁶ G² A₅₇ R²⁷ G² A₅₈ R²⁸ G² A₅₉ R²⁹ G² A₆₀ R³⁰ G² A₆₁ R¹ G³ A₆₂ R² G³ A₆₃ R³ G³ A₆₄ R⁴ G³ A₆₅ R⁵ G³ A₆₆ R⁶ G³ A₆₇ R⁷ G³ A₆₈ R⁸ G³ A₆₉ R⁹ G³ A₇₀ R¹⁰ G³ A₇₁ R¹¹ G³ A₇₂ R¹² G³ A₇₃ R¹³ G³ A₇₄ R¹⁴ G³ α₇₅ R¹⁵ G³ A₇₆ R¹⁶ G³ A₇₇ R¹⁷ G³ A₇₈ R¹⁸ G³ A₇₉ R¹⁹ G³ A₈₀ R²⁰ G³ A₈₁ R²¹ G³ A₈₂ R²² G³ A₈₃ R²³ G³ A₈₄ R²⁴ G³ A₈₅ R²⁵ G³ A₈₆ R²⁶ G³ A₈₇ R²⁷ G³ A₈₈ R²⁸ G³ A₈₉ R²⁹ G³ A₉₀ R³⁰ G³ A₉₁ R¹ G⁴ A₉₂ R² G⁴ A₉₃ R³ G⁴ A₉₄ R⁴ G⁴ A₉₅ R⁵ G⁴ A₉₆ R⁶ G⁴ A₉₇ R⁷ G⁴ A₉₈ R⁸ G⁴ A₉₉ R⁹ G⁴ A₁₀₀ R¹⁰ G⁴ A₁₀₁ R¹¹ G⁴ A₁₀₂ R¹² G⁴ A₁₀₃ R¹³ G⁴ A₁₀₄ R¹⁴ G⁴ A₁₀₅ R¹⁵ G⁴ A₁₀₆ R¹⁶ G⁴ A₁₀₇ R¹⁷ G⁴ A₁₀₈ R¹⁸ G⁴ A₁₀₉ R¹⁹ G⁴ A₁₁₀ R²⁰ G⁴ A₁₁₁ R²¹ G⁴ A₁₁₂ R²² G⁴ A₁₁₃ R²³ G⁴ A₁₁₄ R²⁴ G⁴ A₁₁₅ R²⁵ G⁴ A₁₁₆ R²⁶ G⁴ A₁₁₇ R²⁷ G⁴ A₁₁₈ R²⁸ G⁴ A₁₁₉ R²⁹ G⁴ A₁₂₀ R³⁰ G⁴ A₁₂₁ R¹ G⁵ A₁₂₂ R² G⁵ A₁₂₃ R³ G⁵ A₁₂₄ R⁴ G⁵ A₁₂₅ R⁵ G⁵ A₁₂₆ R⁶ G⁵ A₁₂₇ R⁷ G⁵ A₁₂₈ R⁸ G⁵ A₁₂₉ R⁹ G⁵ A₁₃₀ R¹⁰ G⁵ A₁₃₁ R¹¹ G⁵ A₁₃₂ R¹² G⁵ A₁₃₃ R¹³ G⁵ A₁₃₄ R¹⁴ G⁵ A₁₃₅ R¹⁵ G⁵ A₁₃₆ R¹⁶ G⁵ A₁₃₇ R¹⁷ G⁵ A₁₃₈ R¹⁸ G⁵ A₁₃₉ R¹⁹ G⁵ A₁₄₀ R²⁰ G⁵ A₁₄₁ R²¹ G⁵ A₁₄₂ R²² G⁵ A₁₄₃ R²³ G⁵ A₁₄₄ R²⁴ G⁵ A₁₄₅ R²⁵ G⁵ A₁₄₆ R²⁶ G⁵ A₁₄₇ R²⁷ G⁵ A₁₄₈ R²⁸ G⁵ A₁₄₉ R²⁹ G⁵ A₁₅₀ R³⁰ G⁵ A₁₅₁ R¹ G⁶ A₁₅₂ R² G⁶ A₁₅₃ R³ G⁶ A₁₅₄ R⁴ G⁶ A₁₅₅ R⁵ G⁶ A₁₅₆ R⁶ G⁶ A₁₅₇ R⁷ G⁶ A₁₅₈ R⁸ G⁶ A₁₅₉ R⁹ G⁶ A₁₆₀ R¹⁰ G⁶ A₁₆₁ R¹¹ G⁶ A₁₆₂ R¹² G⁶ A₁₆₃ R¹³ G⁶ A₁₆₄ R¹⁴ G⁶ A₁₆₅ R¹⁵ G⁶ A₁₆₆ R¹⁶ G⁶ A₁₆₇ R¹⁷ G⁶ A₁₆₈ R¹⁸ G⁶ A₁₆₉ R¹⁹ G⁶ A₁₇₀ R²⁰ G⁶ A₁₇₁ R²¹ G⁶ A₁₇₂ R²² G⁶ A₁₇₃ R²³ G⁶ A₁₇₄ R²⁴ G⁶ A₁₇₅ R²⁵ G⁶ A₁₇₆ R²⁶ G⁶ A₁₇₇ R²⁷ G⁶ A₁₇₈ R²⁸ G⁶ A₁₇₉ R²⁹ G⁶ A₁₈₀ R³⁰ G⁶ A₁₈₁ R¹ G⁷ A₁₈₂ R² G⁷ A₁₈₃ R³ G⁷ A₁₈₄ R⁴ G⁷ A₁₈₅ R⁵ G⁷ A₁₈₆ R⁶ G⁷ A₁₈₇ R⁷ G⁷ A₁₈₈ R⁸ G⁷ A₁₈₉ R⁹ G⁷ A₁₉₀ R¹⁰ G⁷ A₁₉₁ R¹¹ G⁷ A₁₉₂ R¹² G⁷ A₁₉₃ R¹³ G⁷ A₁₉₄ R¹⁴ G⁷ A₁₉₅ R¹⁵ G⁷ A₁₉₆ R¹⁶ G⁷ A₁₉₇ R¹⁷ G⁷ A₁₉₈ R¹⁸ G⁷ A₁₉₉ R¹⁹ G⁷ A₂₀₀ R²⁰ G⁷ A₂₀₁ R²¹ G⁷ A₂₀₂ R²² G⁷ A₂₀₃ R²³ G⁷ A₂₀₄ R²⁴ G⁷ A₂₀₅ R²⁵ G⁷ A₂₀₆ R²⁶ G⁷ A₂₀₇ R²⁷ G⁷ A₂₀₈ R²⁸ G⁷ A₂₀₉ R²⁹ G⁷ A₂₁₀ R³⁰ G⁷ A₂₁₁ R¹ G⁸ A₂₁₂ R² G⁸ A₂₁₃ R³ G⁸ A₂₁₄ R⁴ G⁸ A₂₁₅ R⁵ G⁸ A₂₁₆ R⁶ G⁸ A₂₁₇ R⁷ G⁸ A₂₁₈ R⁸ G⁸ A₂₁₉ R⁹ G⁸ A₂₂₀ R¹⁰ G⁸ A₂₂₁ R¹¹ G⁸ A₂₂₂ R¹² G⁸ A₂₂₃ R¹³ G⁸ A₂₂₄ R¹⁴ G⁸ A₂₂₅ R¹⁵ G⁸ A₂₂₆ R¹⁶ G⁸ A₂₂₇ R¹⁷ G⁸ A₂₂₈ R¹⁸ G⁸ A₂₂₉ R¹⁹ G⁸ A₂₃₀ R²⁰ G⁸ A₂₃₁ R²¹ G⁸ A₂₃₂ R²² G⁸ A₂₃₃ R²³ G⁸ A₂₃₄ R²⁴ G⁸ A₂₃₅ R²⁵ G⁸ A₂₃₆ R²⁶ G⁸ A₂₃₇ R²⁷ G⁸ A₂₃₈ R²⁸ G⁸ A₂₃₉ R²⁹ G⁸ A₂₄₀ R³⁰ G⁸ A₂₄₁ R¹ G⁹ A₂₄₂ R² G⁹ A₂₄₃ R³ G⁹ A₂₄₄ R⁴ G⁹ A₂₄₅ R⁵ G⁹ A₂₄₆ R⁶ G⁹ A₂₄₇ R⁷ G⁹ A₂₄₈ R⁸ G⁹ A₂₄₉ R⁹ G⁹ A₂₅₀ R¹⁰ G⁹ A₂₅₁ R¹¹ G⁹ A₂₅₂ R¹² G⁹ A₂₅₃ R¹³ G⁹ A₂₅₄ R¹⁴ G⁹ A₂₅₅ R¹⁵ G⁹ A₂₅₆ R¹⁶ G⁹ A₂₅₇ R¹⁷ G⁹ A₂₅₈ R¹⁸ G⁹ A₂₅₉ R¹⁹ G⁹ A₂₆₀ R²⁰ G⁹ A₂₆₁ R²¹ G⁹ A₂₆₂ R²² G⁹ A₂₆₃ R²³ G⁹ A₂₆₄ R²⁴ G⁹ A₂₆₅ R²⁵ G⁹ A₂₆₆ R²⁶ G⁹ A₂₆₇ R²⁷ G⁹ A₂₆₈ R²⁸ G⁹ A₂₆₉ R²⁹ G⁹ A₂₇₀ R³⁰ G⁹ A₂₇₁ R¹ G¹⁰ A₂₇₂ R² G¹⁰ A₂₇₃ R³ G¹⁰ A₂₇₄ R⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₇₅ R⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₇₆ R⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₇₇ R⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₇₈ R⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₇₉ R⁹ G¹⁰ A₂₈₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁰ A₂₈₁ R¹¹ G¹⁰ A₂₈₂ R¹² G¹⁰ A₂₈₃ R¹³ G¹⁰ A₂₈₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₈₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₈₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₈₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₈₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₈₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁰ A₂₉₀ R²⁰ G¹⁰ A₂₉₁ R²¹ G¹⁰ A₂₉₂ R²² G¹⁰ A₂₉₃ R²³ G¹⁰ A₂₉₄ R²⁴ G¹⁰ A₂₉₅ R²⁵ G¹⁰ A₂₉₆ R²⁶ G¹⁰ A₂₉₇ R²⁷ G¹⁰ A₂₉₈ R²⁸ G¹⁰ A₂₉₉ R²⁹ G¹⁰ A₃₀₀ R³⁰ G¹⁰ A₃₀₁ R¹ G¹¹ A₃₀₂ R² G¹¹ A₃₀₃ R³ G¹¹ A₃₀₄ R⁴ G¹¹ A₃₀₅ R⁵ G¹¹ A₃₀₆ R⁶ G¹¹ A₃₀₇ R⁷ G¹¹ A₃₀₈ R⁸ G¹¹ A₃₀₉ R⁹ G¹¹ A₃₁₀ R¹⁰ G¹¹ A₃₁₁ R¹¹ G¹¹ A₃₁₂ R¹² G¹¹ A₃₁₃ R¹³ G¹¹ A₃₁₄ R¹⁴ G¹¹ A₃₁₅ R¹⁵ G¹¹ A₃₁₆ R¹⁶ G¹¹ A₃₁₇ R¹⁷ G¹¹ A₃₁₈ R¹⁸ G¹¹ A₃₁₉ R¹⁹ G¹¹ A₃₂₀ R²⁰ G¹¹ A₃₂₁ R²¹ G¹¹ A₃₂₂ R²² G¹¹ A₃₂₃ R²³ G¹¹ A₃₂₄ R²⁴ G¹¹ A₃₂₅ R²⁵ G¹¹ A₃₂₆ R²⁶ G¹¹ A₃₂₇ R²⁷ G¹¹ A₃₂₈ R²⁸ G¹¹ A₃₂₉ R²⁹ G¹¹ A₃₃₀ R³⁰ G¹¹ A₃₃₁ R¹ G¹² A₃₃₂ R² G¹² A₃₃₃ R³ G¹² A₃₃₄ R⁴ G¹² A₃₃₅ R⁵ G¹² A₃₃₆ R⁶ G¹² A₃₃₇ R⁷ G¹² A₃₃₈ R⁸ G¹² A₃₃₉ R⁹ G¹² A₃₄₀ R¹⁰ G¹² A₃₄₁ R¹¹ G¹² A₃₄₂ R¹² G¹² A₃₄₃ R¹³ G¹² A₃₄₄ R¹⁴ G¹² A₃₄₅ R¹⁵ G¹² A₃₄₆ R¹⁶ G¹² A₃₄₇ R¹⁷ G¹² A₃₄₈ R¹⁸ G¹² A₃₄₉ R¹⁹ G¹² A₃₅₀ R²⁰ G¹² A₃₅₁ R²¹ G¹² A₃₅₂ R²² G¹² A₃₅₃ R²³ G¹² A₃₅₄ R²⁴ G¹² A₃₅₅ R²⁵ G¹² A₃₅₆ R²⁶ G¹² A₃₅₇ R²⁷ G¹² A₃₅₈ R²⁸ G¹² A₃₅₉ R²⁹ G¹² A₃₆₀ R³⁰ G¹² A₃₆₁ R¹ G¹³ A₃₆₂ R² G¹³ A₃₆₃ R³ G¹³ A₃₆₄ R⁴ G¹³ A₃₆₅ R⁵ G¹³ A₃₆₆ R⁶ G¹³ A₃₆₇ R⁷ G¹³ A₃₆₈ R⁸ G¹³ A₃₆₉ R⁹ G¹³ A₃₇₀ R¹⁰ G¹³ A₃₇₁ R¹¹ G¹³ A₃₇₂ R¹² G¹³ A₃₇₃ R¹³ G¹³ A₃₇₄ R¹⁴ G¹³ A₃₇₅ R¹⁵ G¹³ A₃₇₆ R¹⁶ G¹³ A₃₇₇ R¹⁷ G¹³ A₃₇₈ R¹⁸ G¹³ A₃₇₉ R¹⁹ G¹³ A₃₈₀ R²⁰ G¹³ A₃₈₁ R²¹ G¹³ A₃₈₂ R²² G¹³ A₃₈₃ R²³ G¹³ A₃₈₄ R²⁴ G¹³ A₃₈₅ R²⁵ G¹³ A₃₈₆ R²⁶ G¹³ A₃₈₇ R²⁷ G¹³ A₃₈₈ R²⁸ G¹³ A₃₈₉ R²⁹ G¹³ A₃₉₀ R³⁰ G¹³ A₃₉₁ R¹ G¹⁴ A₃₉₂ R² G¹⁴ A₃₉₃ R³ G¹⁴ A₃₉₄ R⁴ G¹⁴ A₃₉₅ R⁵ G¹⁴ A₃₉₆ R⁶ G¹⁴ A₃₉₇ R⁷ G¹⁴ A₃₉₈ R⁸ G¹⁴ A₃₉₉ R⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₀₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₀₁ R¹¹ G¹⁴ A₄₀₂ R¹² G¹⁴ A₄₀₃ R¹³ G¹⁴ A₄₀₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁴ A₄₀₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁴ A₄₀₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁴ A₄₀₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁴ A₄₀₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁴ A₄₀₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₁₀ R²⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₁₁ R²¹ G¹⁴ A₄₁₂ R²² G¹⁴ A₄₁₃ R²³ G¹⁴ A₄₁₄ R²⁴ G¹⁴ A₄₁₅ R²⁵ G¹⁴ A₄₁₆ R²⁶ G¹⁴ A₄₁₇ R²⁷ G¹⁴ A₄₁₈ R²⁸ G¹⁴ A₄₁₉ R²⁹ G¹⁴ A₄₂₀ R³⁰ G¹⁴ A₄₂₁ R¹ G¹⁵ A₄₂₂ R² G¹⁵ A₄₂₃ R³ G¹⁵ A₄₂₄ R⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₂₅ R⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₂₆ R⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₂₇ R⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₂₈ R⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₂₉ R⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₃₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₃₁ R¹¹ G¹⁵ A₄₃₂ R¹² G¹⁵ A₄₃₃ R¹³ G¹⁵ A₄₃₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₃₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₃₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₃₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₃₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₃₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₄₀ R²⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₄₁ R²¹ G¹⁵ A₄₄₂ R²² G¹⁵ A₄₄₃ R²³ G¹⁵ A₄₄₄ R²⁴ G¹⁵ A₄₄₅ R²⁵ G¹⁵ A₄₄₆ R²⁶ G¹⁵ A₄₄₇ R²⁷ G¹⁵ A₄₄₈ R²⁸ G¹⁵ A₄₄₉ R²⁹ G¹⁵ A₄₅₀ R³⁰ G¹⁵ A₄₅₁ R¹ G¹⁶ A₄₅₂ R² G¹⁶ A₄₅₃ R³ G¹⁶ A₄₅₄ R⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₅₅ R⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₅₆ R⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₅₇ R⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₅₈ R⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₅₉ R⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₆₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₆₁ R¹¹ G¹⁶ A₄₆₂ R¹² G¹⁶ A₄₆₃ R¹³ G¹⁶ A₄₆₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₆₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₆₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₆₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₆₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₆₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₇₀ R²⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₇₁ R²¹ G¹⁶ A₄₇₂ R²² G¹⁶ A₄₇₃ R²³ G¹⁶ A₄₇₄ R²⁴ G¹⁶ A₄₇₅ R²⁵ G¹⁶ A₄₇₆ R²⁶ G¹⁶ A₄₇₇ R²⁷ G¹⁶ A₄₇₈ R²⁸ G¹⁶ A₄₇₉ R²⁹ G¹⁶ A₄₈₀ R³⁰ G¹⁶ A₄₈₁ R¹ G¹⁷ A₄₈₂ R² G¹⁷ A₄₈₃ R³ G¹⁷ A₄₈₄ R⁴ G¹⁷ A₄₈₅ R⁵ G¹⁷ A₄₈₆ R⁶ G¹⁷ A₄₈₇ R⁷ G¹⁷ A₄₈₈ R⁸ G¹⁷ A₄₈₉ R⁹ G¹⁷ A₄₉₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁷ A₄₉₁ R¹¹ G¹⁷ A₄₉₂ R¹² G¹⁷ A₄₉₃ R¹³ G¹⁷ A₄₉₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁷ A₄₉₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁷ A₄₉₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁷ A₄₉₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁷ A₄₉₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁷ A₄₉₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁷ A₅₀₀ R²⁰ G¹⁷ A₅₀₁ R²¹ G¹⁷ A₅₀₂ R²² G¹⁷ A₅₀₃ R²³ G¹⁷ A₅₀₄ R²⁴ G¹⁷ A₅₀₅ R²⁵ G¹⁷ A₅₀₆ R²⁶ G¹⁷ A₅₀₇ R²⁷ G¹⁷ A₅₀₈ R²⁸ G¹⁷ A₅₀₉ R²⁹ G¹⁷ A₅₁₀ R³⁰ G¹⁷ A₅₁₁ R¹ G¹⁸ A₅₁₂ R² G¹⁸ A₅₁₃ R³ G¹⁸ A₅₁₄ R⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₁₅ R⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₁₆ R⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₁₇ R⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₁₈ R⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₁₉ R⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₂₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₂₁ R¹¹ G¹⁸ A₅₂₂ R¹² G¹⁸ A₅₂₃ R¹³ G¹⁸ A₅₂₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₂₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₂₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₂₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₂₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₂₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₃₀ R²⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₃₁ R²¹ G¹⁸ A₅₃₂ R²² G¹⁸ A₅₃₃ R²³ G¹⁸ A₅₃₄ R²⁴ G¹⁸ A₅₃₅ R²⁵ G¹⁸ A₅₃₆ R²⁶ G¹⁸ A₅₃₇ R²⁷ G¹⁸ A₅₃₈ R²⁸ G¹⁸ A₅₃₉ R²⁹ G¹⁸ A₅₄₀ R³⁰ G¹⁸ A₅₄₁ R¹ G¹⁹ A₅₄₂ R² G¹⁹ A₅₄₃ R³ G¹⁹ A₅₄₄ R⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₄₅ R⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₄₆ R⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₄₇ R⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₄₈ R⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₄₉ R⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₅₀ R¹⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₅₁ R¹¹ G¹⁹ A₅₅₂ R¹² G¹⁹ A₅₅₃ R¹³ G¹⁹ A₅₅₄ R¹⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₅₅ R¹⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₅₆ R¹⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₅₇ R¹⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₅₈ R¹⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₅₉ R¹⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₆₀ R²⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₆₁ R²¹ G¹⁹ A₅₆₂ R²² G¹⁹ A₅₆₃ R²³ G¹⁹ A₅₆₄ R²⁴ G¹⁹ A₅₆₅ R²⁵ G¹⁹ A₅₆₆ R²⁶ G¹⁹ A₅₆₇ R²⁷ G¹⁹ A₅₆₈ R²⁸ G¹⁹ A₅₆₉ R²⁹ G¹⁹ A₅₇₀ R³⁰ G¹⁹ A₅₇₁ R¹ G²⁰ A₅₇₂ R² G²⁰ A₅₇₃ R³ G²⁰ A₅₇₄ R⁴ G²⁰ A₅₇₅ R⁵ G²⁰ A₅₇₆ R⁶ G²⁰ A₅₇₇ R⁷ G²⁰ A₅₇₈ R⁸ G²⁰ A₅₇₉ R⁹ G²⁰ A₅₈₀ R¹⁰ G²⁰ A₅₈₁ R¹¹ G²⁰ A₅₈₂ R¹² G²⁰ A₅₈₃ R¹³ G²⁰ A₅₈₄ R¹⁴ G²⁰ A₅₈₅ R¹⁵ G²⁰ A₅₈₆ R¹⁶ G²⁰ A₅₈₇ R¹⁷ G²⁰ A₅₈₈ R¹⁸ G²⁰ A₅₈₉ R¹⁹ G²⁰ A₅₉₀ R²⁰ G²⁰ A₅₉₁ R²¹ G²⁰ A₅₉₂ R²² G²⁰ A₅₉₃ R²³ G²⁰ A₅₉₄ R²⁴ G²⁰ A₅₉₅ R²⁵ G²⁰ A₅₉₆ R²⁶ G²⁰ A₅₉₇ R²⁷ G²⁰ A₅₉₈ R²⁸ G²⁰ A₅₉₉ R²⁹ G²⁰ A₆₀₀ R³⁰ G²⁰

wherein R¹ to R³⁰ have the following structures:

wherein G¹ to G²⁰ have the following structures:


63. The compound of claim 49, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:


64. An organic light emitting device (OLED) comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound of Formula I:

wherein: M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 65. The OLED of claim 64, wherein the organic layer further comprises a host, wherein host comprises at least one chemical moiety selected from the group consisting of triphenylene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, dibenzothiphene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, 5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene, aza-triphenylene, aza-carbazole, aza-indolocarbazole, aza-dibenzothiophene, aza-dibenzofuran, aza-dibenzoselenophene, and aza-(5,9-dioxa-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene).
 66. The OLED of claim 65, wherein the host is selected from the group consisting of:

and combinations thereof.
 67. A consumer product comprising an organic light-emitting device comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound of Formula I:

wherein: M is Pd or Pt; each of X₁-X₁₆ is independently C or N; each of Y¹-Y⁴ is independently CR or N, with at least one of them being CR; each of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) represents zero, mono, or up to the maximum allowed number of substitutions to its associated ring; each of R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) is independently a hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, germyl, boryl, selenyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carboxylic acid, ether, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, with at least one of R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) comprising an electron-withdrawing group; and any two adjacent R, R^(A), R^(B), R^(C), and R^(D) can be joined or fused to form a ring.
 68. A formulation comprising a compound according to claim
 49. 